Surging activity and investment have benefitted the Philippines’ telecommunications industry in the decades following its deregulation, with mobile penetration increasing rapidly among a large population of digitally literate consumers. Although the market remains dominated by two operators, rising competition between them saw capital expenditure soar in 2016, driving improvements to service...
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: The Philippines 2017
Despite gloomy global trade forecasts, the Philippines’ strong macroeconomic fundamentals, competitive geographical and labour force advantages, and rising domestic consumption bode well for future trade and investment.
Articles & Analysis | Operators in Vietnam bolster infrastructure and introduce new products and services in telecoms sector from The Report: Vietnam 2017
With the shift towards a more market-orientated economy, Vietnam’s telecommunications market is seeing further openings for foreign investment, including the supply of telecoms services and the establishment of infrastructure networks. The government has, meanwhile, taken some broad steps in boosting competition in the marketplace by...
Articles & Analysis | Four licensed telecoms operators to introduce 4G services in Vietnam from The Report: Vietnam 2017
The coming years will be a busy time for Vietnam’s ICT market, as four of the country’s mobile operators start rolling out 4G networks after receiving licences. Three carriers – state-owned Viettel Group, MobiFone, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) subsidiary Vinaphone – have already started running pilot projects and have...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tran Manh Hung, Chairman of the Member’s Council, Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group: Interview from The Report: Vietnam 2017
What investment opportunities are being created by advances in Vietnam’s telecoms networks?
Articles & Analysis | Vietnam's IT industry sees high growth rates, although education and training challenges remain from The Report: Vietnam 2017
With a population of approximately 95m, Vietnam is an important regional market both for global technology vendors and for home-grown entrepreneurs. The latter are getting more encouragement to innovate as the country modernises and adopts international standards in areas such as communications infrastructure and education technologies.